Problem solving
PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSES | SOLUTION | |
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The espresso coffee is | • The ‘OK’ pilot light was not | • Wait until the OK pilot | |
cold. | on when the coffee deliv- | light comes on. | |
| ery switch was pressed. |
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| • The preheating was not | • Carry out the preheat- | |
| carried out. | ing as indicated in the | |
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| “Preheating the coffee | |
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| unit” section. | |
| • The cups were not pre- | • Preheat the cups by rins- | |
| heated. | ing them in hot water or | |
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| placing them to preheat | |
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| on the top plate for at | |
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| least | |
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Espresso coffee no longer | • No water in the tank | • Fill the water tank | |
comes out | • The holes in the filter | • Clean the holes in the | |
| holder are blocked | filter holder described | |
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| in the chapter "Cleaning | |
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| the boiler outlet" | |
| • The outlet of the espres- | • Clean as indicated in the | |
| so boiler is blocked. | “Cleaning the espresso | |
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| boiler outlet” section | |
| • The tank is badly inserted | • Press the tank lightly so | |
| and the valve at the bot- | as to open the valve at | |
| tom is not open | the bottom | |
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The espresso coffee drips | • The filter holder is not | • Attach the filter holder | |
from the edges of the filter | inserted correctly. | correctly by rotating | |
holder instead of from its | • The espresso boiler gas- | firmly as far as it will go. | |
holes | • Have the boiler espres- | ||
ket has lost elasticity | so gasket replaced at a | ||
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| Service Centre | |
| • The holes in the filter | • Clean the holes in the | |
| holder are blocked | filter holder | |
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The pump is too noisy. | • The water tank is empty. | • Fill the water tank | |
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The coffee crema is light- | • The ground coffee has | • Tamper the ground cof- | |
coloured (the coffee comes | not been pressed enough. | fee down more. | |
out quickly from the | • Not enough ground cof- | • Increase the quantity of | |
spout). | fee used | coffee. | |
• The coffee is not ground | • Only use coffee specifi- | ||
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| finely enough. | cally ground for espres- | |
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| so coffee machines. | |
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11 | Coffee Maker |